Bible Dictionaries
Tug

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy articles.

(2):

(v. i.) To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug at the oar; to tug against the stream.

(3):

(v. t.) To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.

(4):

(n.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a tackle is affixed.

(5):

(v. t.) To pull; to pluck.

(6):

(n.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels; - called also steam tug, tugboat, and towboat.

(7):

(n.) A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest called tug of war; a supreme effort.

(8):

(v. i.) To labor; to strive; to struggle.

(9):

(n.) A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Tug'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/tug.html. 1828.